9+ hour, 50+ min ago  (495+ words) The next U. S. president should endorse publicly funded child care for all -- or a $1, 000 monthly credit for families with young children that don't utilize it -- according to a possible early blueprint for Democrats. The proposal is among the first ideas published…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (644+ words) As more discussions about supplying adequate, affordable child care are held across the state, child care centers continue to struggle with staff retention. Beth Ann Lang, deputy chief executive officer of Child Care Aware of Missouri, has been trying to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (682+ words) A bill intended to connect Missourians in need with community resources passed the Missouri House on Thursday, setting up a final vote in the state Senate that would send it to Gov. Mike Kehoe. The bill, sponsored by Republican state…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (138+ words) LOS ANGELES -- It took nearly a year, but the families of B'nai Simcha Jewish Community Preschool have found a permanent campus in Pasadena after the Eaton fire destroyed their site, a rebirth that has given hope to the battered child-care…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (971+ words) The Missouri House on Thursday voted to advance a package of tax credits designed to boost access to affordable child care and stabilize the industry. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Brenda Shields of St. Joseph, passed with 50 Republicans…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (910+ words) The Missouri House rejected attempts by Democrats on Tuesday to restore $51. 5 million in cuts to the state's child care subsidy program. The program helps cover the cost of child care for more than 27, 000 low-income and foster children statewide, according to…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (231+ words) A national report on child care regulations gave Nevada passing marks. But the review also reveals that the state could be doing more to bring down costs and expand the pool of providers. High child care costs are a financial…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (144+ words) A newly launched program, Missouri Child Care Works, is aiming to close the gap in child care affordability by bringing in employers and the state to help cover the cost of child care. Although. .. New child care program assists employees,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (294+ words) A bill seeking to update requirements for child passenger restraint systems was heard in a House committee on Tuesday, however legislators worry how it will impact struggling Missouri families. House Bill 2170, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Sassmann, R-Bland, would update the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (452+ words) A bill focused on making child care more affordable through tax credits was debated Tuesday by the Missouri House Committee of Economic Development. Introduced by state Rep. Brenda Shields, a Republican from St. Joseph, the bill seeks to make child…...